By: Renea Kessler
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
renea@thevillagereporter.com
The Fulton County Commissioners met for a brief regular session on April 21, 2026. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer and a roll call.
Commissioners approved the minutes from the previous session and adopted the agenda before turning to old business, where they approved payment of bills as submitted.
The board also reviewed a sales tax revenue chart showing that county collections in recent years have remained well above historical totals, with 2026 continuing to track among the strongest years on the chart, though below the peak reached in 2025.
The report presented a long-term look at county sales tax performance dating back to the late 1990s, showing a sharp rise in more recent years compared to earlier decades.
In new business, commissioners approved a resolution adjusting appropriations for multiple departments. The action included increases of $5,100 for professional services in information technology, $5,752.10 for county share in IT, $5,789 for county share in regional planning and $5,813.75 for other expenses in the Veterans Service Office.
Supporting documentation in the meeting packet showed the IT increase was requested after the professional services line was running tight, while the Veterans Service Office increase came after the office decided to terminate its donation account and move the remaining balance into its other expenses line.
Additional documentation also showed the county share increases were needed for expense lines that had gone negative.
Commissioners also approved a transfer of $9,512.42 within the Local Emergency Planning Committee budget, moving money from contract services to cost recovery.
The same resolution lowered a purchase order by $76 tied to Center for Child and Family Advocacy payments. At the same time, the board approved several decreases in appropriations, including $10,000 from LEPC contract services, $11,132 from HMEP training within LEPC, $1,600 from juvenile court computerization equipment, $477 from the battered spouse marriage license line, $10,000 from landfill contract services and $1,000 from landfill supplies.
Those changes reflected efforts to realign county accounts and trim back funding in lines where full appropriated amounts were no longer needed.
The meeting also included approval of purchase orders and travel requests. With nothing further, the meeting was adjourned.